Heart Failure - Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa Heart failure has been called a new epidemic that affects nearly 5 million Americans and is the top cause of hospitalization for people over age sixty-five. Below are some of the key areas that medical experts focus on when treating patients hospitalized with heart failure. Each of these actions will help patients live better with the disease.
Assessment of Left Ventricular Function (LVF)   SMCSR 100%   U.S. Avg. 86%   Top U.S. Performance - 100%   ACE inhibitor/ARB drugs given for left ventricular systolic dysfunction   SMCSR 100%   U.S. Avg. 84%   Top U.S. Performance - 100%   Discharge instructions when patients leave the hospital   SMCSR 98%   U.S. Avg. 66%   Top U.S. Performance - 96%   Smoking cessation advice and counseling   SMCSR 100%   U.S. Avg. 86%   Top U.S. Performance - 100%
Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa (SMCSR) Data Source: Data pulled from MIDAS DataVision and provided to CMS Hospital Compare, Q307 - Q208   Either no data was reported or no patients met the criteria for inclusion in the measure calculation. U.S. Average Data Source: CMS Hospital Compare, Q405 - Q306 Our goal is to perform among the top ten percent of hospitals nationwide. Data Source: CMS Hospital Compare, Q405 - Q306

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